Oli Rockberger and Aaron Parks
This was taken in the studio while the two of them were geeking out listening to each others’ new recordings. Each was plugged in to the others iPod.
Taken on day 3 of the December 2011 recording session.
This is me making the quintessential *geek jazz musician* face while watching Oli Rockberger lay down some nasty Fender Rhodes overdubs on the third day of the recording session. (The guy’s last name is ROCKBERGER for goodness’ sake!)
*That’s Matt Pierson (super-star producer) caring less on the right. 
Hear me say the work “Like” somewhere around 97 times on Jason Crane’s wonderful podcast of interviews with jazz musicians.
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I met up with Jason on a recent trip to New York and we talked for over an hour in the studio where I was mixing the new album.
We discussed time feel, Branford Marsalis, John Mayer, playing with and for (vs. against) audiences, and more.
- Don’t call a Ferrari repairman to fix your toilet
- Playing clean and looking for the pretty notes
- What I look for in drummers
- Pocket
- How to have a musical conversation with an audience
Jason has over 340 interviews with jazz musicians on his website. Check it out here.
NEW ALBUM COMING 2012 - L to R: Oli Rockberger, John Shannon, Aaron Parks, Eric Harland, Matt Pierson, John Mayer, Bob Reynolds and Janek Gwizdala. Photo: Michael Weintrob.
Bon Iver album cover. Click to listen on iTunes.
I’ve been digging the new Bon Iver album for months.
So much so that I covered one of their (his?) songs on my forthcoming album.
But I guess I’ve not appreciated it as much as the band, Miracles of Modern Science, who took the time and creative energy to craft this brilliant little nugget: a Bon Jovi song done in the style of Bon Iver.
If you’ve you’ve listened much to Bon Iver, you will appreciate how spot-on this spoof is.
After checking that out, I gave MOMS’s interpretation of Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks” a spin. Big golf clap to these chaps for such creative work.
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NEW ALBUM COMING 2012 - L to R: Oli Rockberger, John Shannon, Aaron Parks, Eric Harland, Matt Pierson, John Mayer, Bob Reynolds and Janek Gwizdala. Photo: Michael Weintrob.
